Chapter 246: YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS: VALERIE

Kayden cleared his throat again and gave another nervous smile and continued talking, "I know my brothers will be right there with us tomorrow as Amber and I stand before God and declare our undying commitment to each other. They will feel the joy that is in my heart, the calmness in my soul, and my thoughts and my determination to live life to the fullest. I owe that to them, and to Amber, and to everyone else that loves and supports us. So I'm saying this tonight, just for us here, my family... our families, because these are my private thoughts. Thoughts I wanted to share with you and no one else."

My mind drifted to my brother. The older brother I'd lost so violently and I felt numb. I couldn't connect my feelings to him, and I knew my brain had disassociated the hellish carnage I'd witnessed from the emotional carnage that was locked somewhere deep in my heart.